humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
family; relatives; dependents; household
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
private citizen; civilian
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
popular name; common name; given name
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
of course; certainly; naturally
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
immature form (of an organism); young animal
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
already; now; no longer; not any more
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week