today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
second day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
team competition; team game
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
archery; mapping; map; morphism
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 keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
tension; mental strain; nervousness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
very; greatly; exceedingly
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
senior high school; high school
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
archery range; archery ground; shooting range; firing range; position where an archer is standing; launch site (e.g. for rockets, missiles, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
set of three; three sets; three classes