suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
honorific/polite/humble prefix
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; period; class
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school