oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
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
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
courteous; decorous; polite
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
every person; each one; everybody
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
by myself; in person; by oneself
contradiction; inconsistency
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging