question; inquiry; enquiry
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
by myself; in person; by oneself
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
counter for books; volume
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
how many years; how long; what year
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
study; research; investigation
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
sympathy; compassion; pity
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)