name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
suffix for familiar person
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
old friend; old acquaintance
weary from traveling (travelling)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
unexpected meeting; coincidence
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to be found out; to be seen through; to be exposed; to come to light; to be revealed
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
charcoal; charred remains
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
dose of medicine to be taken only once