light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in name only; titular; nominal
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
wandering; rambling; roaming
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
great swordsman; master fencer
author; writer; novelist; artist
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
based on; built on; made from
by means of; due to; because of; according to
drama; play; Chinese opera
look!; there!; here!; that is
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
the deceased; the departed
to pry; to prize; to prise