eighth month of the lunar calendar
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun
job hunting; job searching
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
how; in what way; how about
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement