time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
myself; yourself; I; me; you
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
name; given name; first name
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
I see; that's right; indeed
such; this sort of; like this
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker