status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
time; hour; period; class
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to carry around; to carry on one's person
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
successor; replacement; second wife
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)