service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to apologize; to apologise
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to revere; to respect; to worship
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
going through; going via; going by way of
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to be softened; to calm down
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
great laughter; burst of laughter
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
instead; but (on the other hand)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
in the future; another day; later
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
conference room; council room
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
front; frontage; facade; main
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
personal; individual; private
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
no!; no no!; no, not at all