- to reckon; to consider; to turn over in one's mind
- to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
- sth one wishes to conceal; the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")
- still; calm; quiet; not moving
- to clean; to sweep
- courtyard
- servant
- to serve (an important personage); attendant; retainer
- to be unable to make any sense of the matter; to be at a loss
- to take by the arm and assist
- to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
- to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for
- the year before last
- since childhood; from a young age
- to be indebted (to sb)
- carefree and comfortable life (esp. in retirement)
- busy; bustling
- to disturb; to bother; to trouble
- filial piety (a Confucian obligation); respect and obedience to one's parents
- many; quite a lot; much better
- is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
- to lend an arm to support sb
- bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:輪|轮[lun2]
- in the sky; in the air
- ancient; old; age-old
- (idiom) dead silent
- silence; stillness
- night; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to add; to increase
- spirited atmosphere
- smiling face; smiley :) ☺; CL:副[fu4]
- (coll.) mother and her child
- mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent
- tongue-lashing; to chew out; CL:頓|顿[dun4]
- to halt; to break off; pause (in speech)
- lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea)
- easily; readily; frequently; at every turn; at the slightest pretext
- sooner or later
- to annoy; annoying; irritating; troublesome
- to continue in one's own way (idiom)