duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
early on; earlier on; from early
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
form; shape; figure; visage
assertion; declaration; affirmation
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
suddenly; all of a sudden
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
incident; affair; happening; event
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
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)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
direct connection; direct link
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
-less; lacking; non-existing
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe