a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
third day of the month; three days
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
wet nurse; nursing mother
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
that's true; of course; obviously
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha