cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
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)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fresh verdure; new green leaves
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
while; during; while; although; all; both
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
time; season; period; phase; stage
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
sunlight filtering through trees
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to