Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
cooperation; collaboration
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
alternative name for henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
at first; in the beginning; originally
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
personal; individual; private
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
(police) detective; criminal matter
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone