to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
homeroom; form room; form class
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
wherein; therein; thereinto
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to turn towards; to point
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
moisture; humidity; dampness
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; season; period; phase; stage
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
almost; roughly; approximately
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
place; situation; position; location
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
home area; home town; local