particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
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)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
at once; immediately; right now
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon