honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
charity; benevolence; charitable spirit; interest (in public welfare, social enterprise, etc.); zeal
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
doing as one is told; yes-man
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
choux (pastry); cream puff
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
gloom; sadness; melancholy; despondency; cares; worries
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to be ill; to suffer from
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary