mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one more time; once more; once again
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
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
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
suffix for familiar person
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing