to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
front; frontage; facade; main
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
to discuss; to talk together
tension; mental strain; nervousness
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
something or other; anything
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
roadside tree; row of trees
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
image; figure; figure; form; image
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
memory; sense; experience
unprecedented; never seen before
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
society; the world; the times
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with