slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
everything; anything; nothing
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
when it becomes; when it comes to
such; like that; that sort of; very
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
although; but; even though; I wish that
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
only; merely; but; no more than
desperately; for one's dear life
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on