to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
management; administration; operation
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to ask for too much; to expect too much
January; first month of the lunar calendar
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
second day of the month; two days
late at night; at a late hour
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
the whole day; all the day
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to order; to command; to appoint
to entrust; to leave to a person
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy