major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
neighbourhood; neighborhood
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
adds force or indicates command
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe