indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
stocking up (on); hoarding
tendency; trend; inclination
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
else; in addition; besides
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already