surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
2nd day of the month; two days
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.
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...