to lean against; to set against
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to feel; to sense; to experience
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
consequence; outcome; result; blame
personal; individual; private
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
living by oneself; living alone
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
that's the way it is; such is life
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
preference; priority; precedence
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
difficult to eat; unpalatable
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly