to address (someone);  to accost a person;  to talk (to someone);  to begin to talk;  to start a conversation
 to respond;  to answer;  to meet (e.g. demands, expectations);  to affect;  to take a toll;  to strike home
 listen!;  you see;  mind you;  remember
 adds force or indicates command
 rest;  recess;  vacation;  holiday;  dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
 day;  days;  sun;  sunshine;  (the) day;  daytime;  date
 elder sister;  effeminate man
 book;  volume;  this;  present;  main;  head
 to read;  to recite (e.g. a sutra);  to chant;  to predict;  to guess;  to decipher;  to count
 many;  numerous;  large amount of;  large quantity of;  frequent;  common
 what kind of;  what sort of;  what;  no matter what (kind of);  whatever;  any
 to be aware of;  to know;  to notice;  to feel;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to remember
 indicates direct object of action;  indicates subject of causative expression;  indicates an area traversed;  indicates time (period) over which action takes place;  indicates point of departure or separation of action;  indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
 to end;  to come to an end;  to close;  to finish
 to continue;  to keep up;  to keep on
 important;  serious;  valuable;  precious;  serious matter;  major incident
 topic;  subject;  much talked about;  topical;  in the news
 sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera);  Indian lotus;  lotus;  rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
 river;  stream;  River;  the ... river
 cornerstone;  main point;  requirement;  need;  necessary;  required
 nicely;  properly;  frequently;  often;  I'm glad that you ...;  thank you for ...
 love;  affection;  attachment;  craving;  agape;  Ireland
 to be worried;  to be troubled
 method;  manner;  appearance;  air;  tendency;  folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
 to be affected;  to put on airs;  to act like (something one isn't);  to pretend to be
 feeling;  sense;  impression
 hobby;  pastime;  tastes;  preference;  liking
 to dis;  to diss;  to disrespect
 diligently;  seriously;  perfectly;  properly;  sufficiently;  satisfactorily
 companion;  partner;  other party;  addressee;  opponent (sports, etc.)
 to like;  to love;  to be fond of
 to talk;  to speak;  to tell;  to explain;  to speak (a language)
 honest;  frank;  candid;  honestly;  frankly
 to pay attention to another's needs;  to attend to;  to fuss about;  to take into consideration
 now;  soon;  already;  yet;  further;  more
 a little;  a bit;  just a minute;  for a moment;  somewhat;  rather
 way of talking;  speaking style
 hostess bar;  bar with female companions for male customers
 guest;  visitor;  customer;  client;  counter for containers used to entertain guests
 -like;  sort of;  similar to;  resembling
 or rather (say);  or better (say);  or perhaps I should say;  or, how should I put it,...;  I mean
 hostess (in a hostess bar)