to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
that day; the very same day
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
pronunciation; production of sound
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
though; notwithstanding; although
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
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)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to shake; to sway; to waver
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to rock; to shake; to swing
unmarried; not yet married
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
in accordance with; according to
tips of one's hair; hair ends
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk