idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to find out; to discover; to locate
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to press against each other; to huddle together
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
leaving work (office, school) early
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
accurate; correct; precise; exact
arm; skill; efforts; ability
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
chair; stool; post; office; position