to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
right beside; close to; nearby
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
how; in what way; how about
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
pointing out; identification
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
putting into operation; invocation
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
within; inside of; less than
front; frontage; facade; main
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage