water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
in that way; thus; so; so?
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
question; inquiry; enquiry
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound