spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
student (esp. a university student)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
androgynous; gender-neutral
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
one person; another name; nickname; alias
serious condition; critical condition
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
what do you want?; can I help you?
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to stare back (at); to glare back
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell