July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
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.
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
every place; various places
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
destruction; collapse; crumbling
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
by means of; due to; because of; according to
each nation; many nations; many countries
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be damaged; to receive damage
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
incident; affair; happening; event
calamity; disaster; accident