what would (you) do?; what to do about it
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
both hands; both arms; ten
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
honorific/polite/humble prefix
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
no, not like that (but like this)
pride; dignity; self-worth
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fine weather; fair weather
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to pass (of time); to elapse
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
village headman; village mayor
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance