it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
older brother; elder brother
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the place for; the time for; the level of
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to thrust down; to push off