busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
many; much; plenty; hardly
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
book; volume; this; present; main; head
bedside; near one's pillow
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
one-by-one; separately; in detail
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
contradiction; inconsistency
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
such ... as; or some such
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to withstand; to be able to endure
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
no matter how much time passes
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship