child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
living thing; living creature; animal; life
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
coincident with; while; simultaneously
parting; separation; farewell
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
everything; anything; nothing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means