to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
age thirty; one's thirties
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
bunch of flowers; bouquet
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
billowy; fluffy; cloudlike; tenderly; amiably; softly
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
reality; actuality; hard fact
January; first month of the lunar calendar
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
empirically; from experience
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
by myself; in person; by oneself
corridor; hallway; passageway
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...