plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
diversion; putting something to another use
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
than; from; out of; except; but; more
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
story; tale; talk; discussion
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
making practical; making useful; implementing
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to pass (of time); to elapse
trial product; prototype model
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
powerless; helpless; incompetent
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in