cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
one by one; one each; one at a time
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
every year; yearly; annually
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
that day; the very same day
little by little; bit by bit
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality