to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
older sister; lass; young lady
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
letter; missive; note; mail
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
(right at the) side; just beside
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
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
older sister; elder sister
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
woman; female; feminine gender
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen