medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(I) found it; (I) found you
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
moaning; muttering; complaining
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of