and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
other than; excluding; without
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely