to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
chilly; unpleasantly cold
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
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 finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
fine weather; fair weather
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!