start of work; commencement; opening
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
many objects (for study); encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
educational institution; school; academy; campus
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
influential person; man of importance
sons and daughters; children; girl
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
large number (of); many; majority
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
article; news story; report; account
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sorry; excuse me; thank you
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
about; on; regarding; per; for every
attitude survey; opinion poll
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
percent; per cent; percentage
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
while; during; while; although; all; both
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable