quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
objection; dissent; protest
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve