beforehand; in advance; previously
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
please (give me); please (do for me)
original text; source book; draft
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; already
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
meaning; significance; sense
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
really; truly; indeed; good grief
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
drop (e.g. of water); drip
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
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
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)