strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ten; 10; ten years of age
... years old; age (of) ...
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
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.
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
while; during; while; although; all; both
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
primary school; elementary school; grade school
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
honorific/polite/humble prefix