stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
one by one; one after another; successively
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in that manner; like that
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to continue; to keep up; to keep on