very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be hesitant; to feel timid
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to order; to command; to appoint
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
article; thing; object; property; real estate
how long; how much; to what extent
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe