major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
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
speaking voice; talking voice
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
two persons; two people; pair; couple
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
boy; son; baby boy; young man
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret