sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to feel; to sense; to experience
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
story; tale; talk; discussion
letter; missive; note; mail
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
(another's) daughter; young lady
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
in that way; thus; so; so?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)