to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be silent; to say nothing
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
single word; a few words; brief comment
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
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
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint