prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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.
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
until now; so far; up to the present
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
such; like that; that sort of; very
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
double-edged; double-edged blade
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to lose heart; to lose motivation
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality