Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk