Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
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
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to carry something into a place
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
name; given name; first name
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
please (give me); please (do for me)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
obstetrician-gynecologist; obstetrician and gynaecologist; ob-gyn
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to accept; to receive; to agree
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
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 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
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)