lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
equality; impartiality; evenness
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
training (esp. in-service); induction course
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
training; drill; practice; discipline
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 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)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
while; during; while; although; all; both
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
suffix for familiar person
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
how; in what way; by what means
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and