to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
race (of people); type of person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
trivial; not amounting to much
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
overall victory; championship
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
team competition; team game
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon