three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
just because; even if; even though
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
several years; a few years
to pass (of time); to elapse
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
orphanage; children's home; foster home
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to burst (open); to break; to split
to be needed; to be wanted
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
connection; link; relationship
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky