recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
suffix for familiar person
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
club activities; extracurricular activities
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then