disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
go that far; to that extent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
for example; for instance; e.g.
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
orphanage; children's home; foster home
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)