first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
physical condition; state of health
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
only; merely; but; no more than
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeling; sense; impression
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
so; like this; in this way
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
name; given name; first name
to be reminded of; to call to mind
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...