by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to leave as is; to ignore
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
that is to say; so that means
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
had better ...; had better not ...
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
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)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
considerably; fairly; quite
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
distinction; differentiation; classification
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
frequenting; staying around
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement