to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
older brother; elder brother
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
in the meanwhile; during the time
almost every day; almost daily
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to be found; to be discovered
while; during (the time when)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be needed; to be wanted
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
at first; in the beginning; originally
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
and; thereupon; because of that
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
from the beginning; from scratch
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
failure; mistake; blunder
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest