good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
forcibly; against one's will
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
(short) rest; breather; break
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to talk; to chat; to chatter
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
scene; spectacle; sight; view
tedious; boring; being fed up with
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
again; once more; a second time
to begin; to set about; to start
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
reopening; resumption; restarting
after school (at the end of the day)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no