just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
-less; lacking; non-existing
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
silence; stillness; quietness
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to be relieved; to feel relieved
dwelling; house; residence; address
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
as (for); for; in the capacity of
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
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.)
piece; fragment; one (object)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
imagination; supposition; guess
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
Song-period neo-Confucianism (based esp. on the teachings of Zhu Xi)
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
on the roof; court nobles
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
pride; boast; credit (to)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown