to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
future (usually near); prospects
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
otherwise; or else; if not