this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
at some point in the past; at some stage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh