major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
actor; actress; player; performer
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...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be born; to come into the world
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing