to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
how; in what way; by what means
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in this way; thus; such; uh...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
at least; at most; (even) just
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
husband and wife; married couple
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
second month of the lunar calendar
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold