to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
older brother; elder brother
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
ill will; malice; evil intent
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
furniture store; furniture dealer
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
forcibly; against one's will
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
numerator; molecule; member; element
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
how; in what way; how about; questionable
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to