to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
such ... as; or some such
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
function; facility; faculty; feature
not caring; not giving a damn
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
other side; opposite side; other party
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
failure; mistake; blunder
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly