myself; yourself; I; me; you
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
while; during; while; although; all; both
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sharing; division; draw; tie
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
pupil; student; schoolchild
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
wherein; therein; thereinto
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to show up; to appear; to turn up