that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
laxative; purgative; evacuant
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
fiction; fabrication; concoction
madness; craziness; insanity
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
called; known as; that; to say
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to speak; to hear a voice
with a start; with a jump
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)