I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
in that way; thus; so; so?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)