to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
little by little; bit by bit
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
this (very thing); this precisely
the bottom of one's heart
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
(in the same way) as before; as always
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
government official; public servant; civil servant
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill