space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
even though; despite; when
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
and yet; though; when; in spite of
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
declaration; proclamation; announcement
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
last week; the week before
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to die; (lit.) to become bones
on the way back; when about to go back
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
library (usu. single-room); small library
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)