manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
literally; to the letter; literal
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
young man who becomes famous overnight
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
outsider; someone outside of a group
again; once more; a second time
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
someone; a certain person
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
don't you think?; indicates question
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
rest; break; recess; intermission
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty