originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to need; to call for; to require
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
originally; by nature; from the start
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
question; inquiry; enquiry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
birth; creation; formation
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
older brother; elder brother
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
and; thereupon; because of that
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
such; like that; that sort of; very
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)