birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
greeting; a fine thing to say
number of words; vocality
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to put one's strength into
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be impolite; to be discourteous
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
honour; honor; glory; privilege
on the occasion of; at the time of
pleased to make your acquaintance
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
empty (useless) formalities
to refuse; to decline; to deny
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
forcibly; against one's will
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to read the situation; to sense the mood
childish; child-like; innocent; naive