prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
planning; project; plan; design
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
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
please (give me); please (do for me)
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
library; book collection; paperback book
conference room; council room
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
(period of) a year; during an era
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint