private tutor; coach; governess
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
perception; sensing; noticing
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
please; somehow or other; one way or another
don't you think?; indicates question
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
proposal; offer; request; application
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
please (give me); please (do for me)
even though; despite; when
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
drop (e.g. of water); drip
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
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
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have