to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
negotiations; discussions; connection
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
duty; function; office; mission; task
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
tradition; legend; folklore
luopan; geomantic compass; feng shui compass
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
adds force or indicates command
family; relatives; dependents; household
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
secret; private; surreptitious
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
danger; peril; hazard; risk
hidden treasure; treasured article
to hold fast; to protect to the end
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of