to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
this world; this life; world of the living
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
regret; repentance; remorse
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
together; at the same time; same; identical
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
with no effort at all; easily
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to watch over; to watch attentively
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
number of days (times) one has attended
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
at work; in the midst of work; working
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
the other day; lately; recently
back off!; leave me alone!
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
at once; immediately; right now
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property