today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to become bright; to become clear
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)