human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
imagination; supposition; guess
race (of people); type of person
reality; actuality; hard fact
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
contrived; false-sounding
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to live through; to survive
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
as (for); for; in the capacity of
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to cut corners; to be shoddy
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml