to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
man; male; masculine gender
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
of course; certainly; naturally
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
really; truly; indeed; good grief
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea