otherwise; or else; if not
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
acceleration; speeding up
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
two persons; two people; pair; couple
study; diligence; discount; reduction
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to raise one's voice; to shout
all present; all concerned; all of us
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be surprised; to be astonished
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
hiding one's embarrassment
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with