sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
go that far; to that extent
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in comparison to; rather than
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
failure; mistake; blunder
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
just because; even if; even though
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to collect; to assemble; to gather