hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
gut (used to make tennis rackets, violin strings, etc.); catgut
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in