Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
even more; still more; further
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
voice quality; type of voice
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
mockery; derision; ridicule
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
name; given name; first name
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield