to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
library (usu. single-room); small library
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
name; given name; first name
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
because of; owing to; due to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
genuine article; real thing; real deal
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
all; entire; whole; altogether
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
number one; first; best; most; game; round
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)