feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
affectionately; tenderly; lovingly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
array; muster; line-up; full force
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
influencing (a person) for good
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
tail (animal); tail end; tip
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to throw open; to leave open
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
it's been a long time; long time no see
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
eight-legged essay (classical Chinese style of essay writing)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another