(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
3rd 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
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
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 swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
(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
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
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
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
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
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut
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
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
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
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash