to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to pick up; to find; to gather
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
book; volume; this; present; main; head
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
tenement house; row house
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
seventh day of the month; seven days
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
adds force or indicates command
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
hey there; I say; see here
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time