a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
together; mutually; fellow
tenement house; row house
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
the place for; the time for; the level of
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
plainly; clearly; vividly
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to fill (a glass) with water