to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
shopping; purchased goods
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
what time; (lit.) which hour
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
that's the way it is; such is life
basin (e.g. between mountains)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
river; stream; River; the ... river
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
had better ...; had better not ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
first generation; founder
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
ten; 10; ten years of age