pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
contrived; false-sounding
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
existence; being; presence
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
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
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be helpful; to be useful
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top