to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
washing machine (laundry)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
morning; forenoon; just before noon
time; season; period; phase; stage
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
and; thereupon; because of that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
surely; certainly; without doubt
one's days and nights being reversed
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
I see; that's right; indeed
two persons; two people; pair; couple
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
attendance (at school); going to school
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
air conditioning; air cooling
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to