here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
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
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
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 interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to smear with blood; to kill
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do