teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
children's (TV) show; children's program
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
genius; prodigy; natural gift
adds force or indicates command
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
so; like this; in this way
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...