continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
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
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
scattered; separated; dispersed
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
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.
again; once more; a second time
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?