sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
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
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
participation; joining; entry; adherence
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar