a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
supplementary examination
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
bygones; the past; past event
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
after school (at the end of the day)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
president (of a society); chairman
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
materials; data; document
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
test period; exam period; examination time
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")