to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
large build; large pattern
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
tension; mental strain; nervousness
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
Western clothing; Western binding
to half-rise to one's feet
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to say; to be called; to do
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
godparent; first person to give something its name
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
future (usually near); prospects
great man; magnanimous man
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to be intimate with; to befriend
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to talk; to chat; to chatter
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there