now; the present time; just now; another; more
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
arrest on a separate charge
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to blow off; to be blown off
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
secret information; intelligence
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
had better ...; had better not ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
how; in what way; how about