to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
for today; for the time being
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out