theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
jokingly; in the form of a joke
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
no!; no no!; no, not at all
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
way; course; the only way
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
reality; actuality; hard fact
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently