centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
sun; saint; San (people); son
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
whispering; murmuring; subdued
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood