to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
don't you think?; indicates question
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
how; in what way; how about
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
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 have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
margin for a seam; seam allowance
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
please (give me); please (do for me)