to stop walking; to pause
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to watch over; to watch attentively
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
it's been a long time; long time no see
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
empirical; from experience
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to look away; to avert one's eyes
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
that is to say; so that means
that's the way it is; such is life
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
way; method; means; resource; course
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky