eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
decision; determination; resolution
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to some extent; to a certain extent
secret history; hidden history; unknown historical facts
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
academic type; scholarly turn of mind
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to rush over; to run up to
mixed race; mixed parentage
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)
to smile broadly; to grin widely
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number