to hug; to clasp to one's breast
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at least; at most; (even) just
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to shake one's head (in denial)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
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)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be overcome with emotion
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
no!; no no!; no, not at all