while; even though; despite
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
both hands; both arms; ten
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with