how; in what way; how about; questionable
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to show up; to appear; to turn up
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
by myself; in person; by oneself
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
don't you think?; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
unexpectedly; surprisingly
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
elder sister; effeminate man
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type