honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
local specialty; special product (of a region)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
no!; no no!; no, not at all
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
please; somehow or other; one way or another
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
please (give me); please (do for me)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth