since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
senior high school student
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
victim; injured party; sufferer
incident; affair; happening; event
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to be silent; to say nothing
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
person concerned; interested party; related party
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop