steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
arrest; apprehension; capture
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
telephone call; telephone (device)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
water outlet; tap; faucet