how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
life; living; I; me; student
24 hours; twenty-four hours
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
world; society; people; the public
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
don't you think?; indicates question
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen