it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
what do you want?; can I help you?
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
this (very thing); this precisely
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
younger brother and sister
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
prostitute who serves Westerners
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate