indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to feel; to sense; to experience
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
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.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
while; during; while; although; all; both
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
good feeling; feeling good
myself; yourself; I; me; you
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to move forward; to move on
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward