to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
blood relationship; blood relative
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
government; administration
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
environment; circumstance
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
breeding; raising; rearing
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
something or other; somehow
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)