to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
adds force or indicates command
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
elder sister; effeminate man
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
river; stream; River; the ... river
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to be worried; to be troubled
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
feeling; sense; impression
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
way of talking; speaking style
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
hostess (in a hostess bar)