once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
pregnancy; conception; gestation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
such ... as; or some such
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
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
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
consequence; outcome; result; blame
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to