to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
time; hour; period; class
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
number one; first; best; most; game; round
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
fox with supernatural powers
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
really; truly; indeed; good grief
meaning; significance; sense
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
useless; vain; aimless; idle
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous