gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
after that; afterwards; thereafter
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
alone; unaided; away from home
January; first month of the lunar calendar
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
sympathy; compassion; pity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
well-bred; of good upbringing
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
young master; son of a high-ranking person
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
un-; non-; negative prefix
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)