younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
door; gate; opening; title page
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
since when; from when; how long
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
time; hour; period; class
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
while; even though; despite
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
war; battle; match; game; competition
loss; defeat; counter for losses
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
resignation; acceptance; consolation
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
now; the present time; just now; another; more