light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
assistant ...; probationary ...
to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
very young; little; childish; immature
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)