future (usually near); prospects
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
scenery; scene; landscape
while; during; while; although; all; both
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to change; to shift; to come and go
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
physical condition; state of health
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once