traditional Chinese medicine
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.
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
very popular; highly favoured
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to become vulgar; to coarsen
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
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.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
difficult to ...; hard to ...
menstrual pain; period pain
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
way (of doing); manner; method; means
official daily gazette; official telegram
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment