aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be surprised; to be astonished
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
society; the world; the times
well-bred; of good upbringing
to tower above; to stand out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)