start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
graduation ceremony; commencement
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
chapter one; first chapter
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
short story; short film; short poem
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to crumble away; to collapse
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)