on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
older sister; lass; young lady
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
true character; real nature
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to shut in; to confine; to contain
by means of; due to; because of; according to
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
regret; repentance; remorse
winter vacation; winter holidays
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
January; first month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
forty-ninth day after a person's death
fifth day of the month; five days
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to suit; to match; to become; to be like