practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to recall; to remember; to recollect
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
(turned out) all right in the end
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
because of; owing to; due to
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
self-righteousness; self-justified
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health