Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
offender; criminal; culprit
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
go that far; to that extent
cooperation; collaboration
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to face; to go towards; to head towards
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range