to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be silent; to say nothing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to have no chance (of succeeding)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
you (plural); all of you; you all
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
that's the way it is; such is life
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree