decrease; reduction; decline
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
only; merely; but; no more than
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
separate; scattered; apart
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)
how long; how much; to what extent
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far