extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
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
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
study; research; investigation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to have a meal; to take a meal
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(death from) starvation; starving to death
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
hello; good day; good afternoon
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)