this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
answering machine; answerphone
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
and; thereupon; because of that
adds force or indicates command
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to lose sight of; to miss
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza