standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
already; now; no longer; not any more
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
one's house; one's home; one's family
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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)
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as