staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to like; to love; to be fond of
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
pupil; student; schoolchild
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
principal of a private school
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive