to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
late at night; small hours of the morning
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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 soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry