to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be silent; to say nothing
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
no!; no no!; no, not at all
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
rather; better; instead; if anything
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to have meaning; to be meaningful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
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
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!