from afar; over a great distance; all the way
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
like this; this sort; this way
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
caller; visitor; company; guest
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
strong person; the strong; the powerful
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
on the occasion of; at the time of
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
running the whole distance
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work