focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
surely; certainly; without doubt
imagination; supposition; guess
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
article; news story; report; account
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
feeling; sense; impression
serious; not joking; straight
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
extremely; terrifically; super
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)