a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
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.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be surprised; to be astonished
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
feeling that something has come too late
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
if it is the case that ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
corridor; hallway; passageway
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
laboratory bench; fume hood
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector