that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
it is not (like that) either
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indescribable; having no way to express
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
tendency; trend; inclination
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
necessary condition; requirement
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
difference; variation; difference
skid mark; tire mark; tyre mark
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)