to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
guard; security (officer); guardsman
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in that way; thus; so; so?
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
exclusive; attached to; specialist
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
sorry; excuse me; thank you
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic