such; like that; that sort of; very
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
occasional; infrequent; rare
at once; immediately; right now
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be found; to be discovered
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears