teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
major cleanup; spring cleaning
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
way of asking; way of listening; listener
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?