qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
finish; finishing; finishing touches
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
aroma; class; style; aromatherapy
(apportioning) in small amounts
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
way (of doing); manner; method; means
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have