yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
number one; first; best; most; game; round
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
by myself; in person; by oneself
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
numerator; molecule; member; element
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
study; research; investigation
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
(some) more; even more; longer; further
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why