to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in that way; thus; so; so?
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
fair and square; open and aboveboard
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
regret; repentance; remorse
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
quickly; calmly; intently
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
really; truly; indeed; good grief
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken