rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sphere; counter for balls
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
juggle (esp. in baseball, handball); juggling; bobble
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
very; extremely; excessively
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to be softened; to calm down
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
is that so? (generally rhetorical)