on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
letter; missive; note; mail
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
all times and places; all ages and countries
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
speaking of ...; as for ...
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
only; merely; but; no more than
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)