major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!