inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
shell (e.g. electron shell)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to feel; to sense; to experience
to rush over; to run up to
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
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)
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
sick person; patient; invalid