to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
price; cost; value; worth; value
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
open air; outdoors; outside
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
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
practice; practising; training; study
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master; mistress
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that