a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
practice; practising; experience
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
asterism; pattern of stars which do not form a constellation
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
meaning; significance; sense
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
elder sister; older female friend
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away