retreating figure; appearance from behind
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
worrying about; caring about
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
feeling; sense; impression
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
officially registered seal
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
place; situation; position; location
woman; lady; adult female
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
curiosity; inquisitiveness
companion; partner; spouse
should; must; -able; probably; likely
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
negotiations; discussions; connection