cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
other side; opposite side; other party
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
many; a lot; much; multitude
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
eccentric; crank; oddball
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
God only knows what may happen
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question