indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
summer vacation; summer holiday
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
while; during; while; although; all; both
attendance (at school); going to school
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
being startled; getting a shock
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
wherein; therein; thereinto
loved one; lover; sweetheart
discovery; detection; finding
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good