to turn towards; to point
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be opposite; to face each other
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
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.)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
briskly; quickly; promptly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
with these words; while saying
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to