before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
lifting (a child) high up in the air
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
scene; view; prospect; outlook
don't you think?; indicates question
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
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
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
scenery; scene; landscape
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
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
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
one more time; once more; once again
adds force or indicates command
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
with no effort at all; easily
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question