above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
only; merely; but; no more than
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not necessarily so; is not always true
to bring; to take; to bring about
news; word; tidings; omen
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to torment; to torture; to harass
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
now; the present time; just now; another; more
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that