to make good progress; to go smoothly / (often in negative form) to make little progress; a waste of time

(idiomatic) make no progress, remain unsettled

think / meditate / consider / expect / reflect / prepare / make up one's mind / imagine / contrive

a fence built around a stable / a fence built around something / a partition or limit

which... (of three or more choices) / (by) who... / which way...; where... / which... (three or more persons)

well, ... / let me see, ...; let's see, ...

奴隷: slave / 土鈴: earthenware bell

何れ丈: how long?; how much?; to what extent?

何れ位, 何位: how long?; how far?; how much?

question, problem on homework etc. / a question; a matter (of time etc.) / a problem (something that needs to be dealt with); a trouble / an issue; a matter