severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
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
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
instead; but (on the other hand)
family; members of a family
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
rest; break; recess; intermission
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
early on; earlier on; from early
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)