to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
rice polishing; polished rice
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to mix; to stir; to blend
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
and then; and so; and; so then
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of