-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
suffix for familiar person
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
senior high school; high school
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to repeat; to do something over again
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post