(kě, ㄎㄜˇ) can; may; able to; to approve; to permit; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) [CE-DICT]
保
(bǎo, ㄅㄠˇ) to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard; abbr. for Bulgaria [CE-DICT]
持
(chí, ㄔˊ) to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain [CE-DICT]
直
(じか) (n-pref,adj-no,n) (See 直に・じかに) direct [EDICT]
(じき) (adj-na,adv,n) (1) soon; in a moment; before long; shortly; (2) nearby; close; (adj-no,n) (3) direct; (4) (See 直取引) spot transaction; cash transaction; (P) [EDICT]
(ただ) (adj-na,n,adv) (arch) straight; direct [EDICT]
(ちょく) (adj-na,adv,n) (1) direct; in person; frankness; honesty; simplicity; cheerfulness; correctness; being straight; (2) (See 当直) night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory); (P) [EDICT]
(dàn, ㄉㄢˋ) but; yet; however; only; merely; still [CE-DICT]
所
(しょ) (suf,ctr) counter for places [EDICT]
(ところ(P);とこ(所)) (n,suf) (1) (also pronounced どころ when a suffix) place; spot; scene; site; (2) address; (3) district; area; locality; (4) one's house; (5) point; (6) part; (7) space; room; (8) (uk) (after the plain past form of a verb) whereupon; as a result; (9) (after present form of a verb) about to; on the verge of; (P) [EDICT]
(suǒ, ㄙㄨㄛˇ) actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive [CE-DICT]
说
(shuì, ㄕㄨㄟˋ) persuade (politically) [CE-DICT]
(shuō, ㄕㄨㄛ) to speak; to say; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory) [CE-DICT]
