underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
research; study; investigation
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
the front; honest; upright; decent
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
honorific/polite/humble prefix
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh