how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
assertion; declaration; affirmation
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
important person; strategic person; key figure
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
successive generations; successive emperors
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
(social) position; status
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva