before the gate; in front of the gate
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
footwear; footgear; shoes
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
walking briskly; determinedly
time; hour; season; time of the year
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
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.)