to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
library (usu. single-room); small library
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
name; given name; first name
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
because of; owing to; due to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
genuine article; real thing; real deal
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
all; entire; whole; altogether
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
number one; first; best; most; game; round
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
consequence; outcome; result; blame
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
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)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that