superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
delicious; appetizing; appetising
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
in one's own way or style
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
subtracting points; points deducted
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
that is to say; so that means
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing