indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sorry; excuse me; thank you
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
while; during; while; although; all; both
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
such; this sort of; like this
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
document; official papers
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
secret art; the mysteries
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...