to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to gain fame; to make one's name
hey there; I say; see here
business rival; professional jealousy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common