if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
tedious; boring; being fed up with
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to apologize; to apologise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
honorific/polite/humble prefix
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
three; three years of age
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
adds force or indicates command
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
only; merely; but; no more than
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up