one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(some) more; even more; longer; further
feeling; sense; impression
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to thrust before; to thrust at
reality; actuality; hard fact
one day; (on) a certain day
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
originally; by nature; from the start
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me