teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
founder of a religious sect
head; chief; boss; leader
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
pupil; student; schoolchild
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to ask; to enquire; to query
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
long ago; previous; of a former age
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
head of the student council; president of the student council
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
besides; in addition; also; moreover
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed