fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
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
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...