to speak; to hear a voice
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
come out!; where are you?
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to run through; to run past
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything