belief; faith; conviction
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
your body; your health; yourself; you
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
long (time); protracted; prolonged
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
to run about; to rush about
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
mass communication; mass media
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
optimism; taking an optimistic view
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
intermission (between acts); interlude
audience; spectator; spectators