necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
tail; tael (Chinese unit of mass and currency); tailcoat; tails
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
if so; in that case; in that situation
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)