good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
two persons; two people; pair; couple
please (give me); please (do for me)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
loveable; very likeable; like very much
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to