look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in this way; thus; such; uh...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
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
adds force or indicates command
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
in that way; thus; so; so?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
suffix for familiar person
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's