to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
considerably; fairly; quite
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
process; course; mechanism
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
difficult to ...; hard to ...
first generation; founder
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to serve; to work for; to attend
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
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
imagination; supposition; guess
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
originally; by nature; from the start
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain