tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
cannot be compared with; no match for
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
as before; as ever; as it was originally
please; somehow or other; one way or another
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
special; particular; peculiar; unique
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
study; diligence; discount; reduction
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
not caring; not giving a damn
life; living; I; me; student
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now