tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
as usual; as is one's habit
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
minuteness; one millionth
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
complexion; colour; color; blood red
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
inspector general; commissioner
to gather; to collect; to assemble
laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
government official; public official
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
calamity; misfortune; disaster
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)