I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
what do you want?; can I help you?
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
those (near the second person)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
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)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
such; this sort of; like this
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
story; tale; talk; discussion
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do