to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
instability; insecurity; crankiness
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
regret; repentance; remorse
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to feel depressed; to be down
downward tendency; decay; decline
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
number of times; frequency; count
successive generations; successive emperors
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
as usual; as is one's habit
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to