difficult to ...; hard to ...
interior; inside; internal
counter for rules; rule; regulation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
payment default; overdue on a payment
denghu (phonetic method of classifying Chinese finals)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
two persons; two people; pair; couple
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
drama; play; powerful drug
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
first part; first volume; prequel
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
abscissa; horizontal axis; horizontal scroll
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
vertical axis; vertical line; vertical shaft; spindle; connection between past and present
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only