what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
materials; data; document
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
tool; implement; means; furniture
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
from the viewpoint of; according to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
convenient; handy; useful
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you