mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
defense; defence; protection
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
long ago; already; a long time ago
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
in that way; thus; so; so?
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
danger; peril; hazard; risk
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
adds force or indicates command
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indication; (thermometer) reading
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
exceedingly; extremely; decisively