preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sorry; excuse me; thank you
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
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.
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except