to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
creation; Creation (by God)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
departure; leaving; setting off
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
what kind of; what sort of; what
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the direction of the wind; circumstances
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...