what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
no!; no no!; no, not at all
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
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)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
maintenance; preservation; improvement
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
second (unit of time); arc second
within; inside of; less than
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point