air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
back off!; leave me alone!
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
both hands; both arms; ten
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
unspecified large number (of people)
story; tale; talk; discussion
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
people; men and women; each person; everybody
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
government service; the bureaucracy
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
such; this sort of; like this