equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to step forward; to volunteer
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
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 inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis; decisive moment
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to throw into; to dump in together
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
details; particulars; everything; every last detail
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens