housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
and; AND (Boolean operator)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
single word; a few words; brief comment
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error