lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
one's (living) environment
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
of course; certainly; naturally
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
way of solving (a problem); solution
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
tradition; legend; folklore
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to be needed; to be wanted
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes