to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
finished product; finished goods; completed article
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
research; study; investigation
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
great difference; major mistake
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
cooking; food preparation
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
accurate; correct; precise; exact