piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
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.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in comparison to; rather than
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be detained; to take time
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
tool; implement; means; furniture