to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adds force or indicates command
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
that's the way it is; such is life
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught