in that way; thus; so; so?
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
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 wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
Fernand; Fernande; Fernando
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
teatime; tea break; coffee break
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bringing; taking; carrying
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one