you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
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
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
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 re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
anything and everything; just about everything
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation