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HSK 1 | noun | train, railway
HSK 3 | noun | a project or planned undertaking; a listed item or entry
We have a lineup of ponies, each with three attributes: their current mana, their maximum mana, and their mana regeneration rate per unit time. Over time, Lord Tirek performs several operations called Absorb Mana, each targeting a consecutive segment of ponies.
今 (kon/kin/ima): now. JLPT N5 kanji.
We are given an $n times n$ grid that is mostly empty, except for a small number of cells that are already fixed as either x or o. Every other cell must be filled with one of these two characters.
HSK 4 | adjective | not direct; operating through an intermediate step
国 (country): 8 strokes, JLPT N5. On: コク. Kun: くに.
Sindarin future tense: continuative future (-tha- infix) and simple future forms, all 6 persons — with the famous le linnathon as a worked example.
HSK 3 | verb | to check, to inspect, to examine — used for medical or general review
Report and discuss news using 据...报道, 消息说, and media vocabulary at B1 level.
HSK 2 | verb | pivotal causative verb: let someone do, make someone do
HSK 1 | measure word | classifier for long, narrow, or flexible objects
A deep study of Esperanto's literary tradition, major authors, poetic devices, and the evolution from Zamenhof's early verse to modern prose.
HSK 1 | noun | the middle of the day, around 12 p.m.
Learn how to use 〜ばかりか (bakari ka) to express 'not only ~ but even ~' with an emphasis on escalating or surprising addition. Includes structure, nuance, examples, and comparisons.
HSK 3 | conjunction | introduces a concessive clause, acknowledging an obstacle while asserting a contrasting result
HSK 3 | noun | a story, tale, or narrative
HSK 3 | noun | chopsticks, the traditional East Asian eating utensils
Master the full range of concessive and adversative structures in Esperanto, from kvankam and malgraŭ to spite ke, eĉ se, and sen ke.
十 (ten): 2 strokes, JLPT N5. On: ジュウ、ジッ. Kun: とお、と.
Express nuanced doubt and negation using 没有...那么, 不见得, 未必, and related patterns at B1 level.
HSK 4 | adjective | serious; earnest; conscientious; careful
HSK 4 | n | a legal or moral entitlement to do or have something
HSK 4 | verb | shielding someone or something from harm
HSK 3 | preposition | indicates that one thing changes or develops together with another
HSK 3 | adverb | indicates an estimate rather than an exact figure
HSK 5 | verb | to put a plan, policy, or law into action
HSK 3 | noun | a public announcement promoting a product or service
JLPT N4 kanji 橋 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.
HSK 5 | noun | a critical moment of serious danger, difficulty, or instability
円 (en/maru-i): yen (currency). JLPT N5 kanji.
HSK 1 | adjective | difficult, hard. Antonym: 容易 (róngyi)
N1 grammar pattern 〜とばかりに: describing a manner or attitude 'as if to say ~, with the air of ~' — the subject's action speaks louder than words.
HSK 4 | verb | to promote, to popularize, to extend
Learn to describe your daily routine using V + 了 for completed actions and sequence time words.
HSK 5 | conjunction | to the extent that; so much so that; resulting in
HSK 3 | adverb | describes slow, incremental change over time
HSK 5 | noun | ability, capability, capacity to do something
HSK 5 | verb/noun | to take action in advance to stop something harmful from occurring
HSK 5 | verb/noun | conversion or transformation between forms/states
Complete N2 vocabulary reference: academic, political, scientific, medical, and social vocabulary. ~2,250 new words beyond N3, organized by theme.
Sindarin adjectives: post-nominal position, lenition after nouns, plural forms, and the copula 'to be'.
HSK 1 | noun | restaurant, eatery
Learn environmental vocabulary and the grammar patterns 越来越 + adj and 变得 + adj to describe change over time, a key pattern in discussing environmental issues.
HSK 4 | adjective | rude, impolite, rough in manner
HSK 6 | n | the principles of valid reasoning; the internal coherence of an argument or situation
HSK 4 | verb/noun | to demonstrate truth with evidence; a document certifying a fact
HSK 4 | verb | deliberating together to reach a decision or understanding
Full paradigms for 4th-declension masculine and neuter nouns and 5th-declension nouns, with key vocabulary and the special behavior of domus.
HSK 3 | verb | to abandon or stop pursuing something
HSK 3 | adverb | never — habitual negation applying to all past and present time
HSK 2 | adjective | feeling that expectations have been met
HSK 3 | verb/noun | to recall the past; a memory or recollection
HSK 3 | noun | a tool or instrument used to accomplish a task
HSK 1 | adverb | intensifier before adjectives; also a default linking tone
HSK 3 | adverb pattern | describes a quality increasing progressively over time
HSK 5 | noun / verb | cognitive understanding; the process of knowing
HSK 3 | verb | to increase, add to, or grow in number or amount
HSK 2 | adjective / noun | male gender; a man or boy
HSK 5 | verb/noun | to limit or restrict the scope of action; a constraint or limitation
How to create grammatically correct Sindarin place names: element vocabulary, compound patterns, mutation at seam, and 20 worked example name constructions.
Side-by-side comparison of Sindarin and Quenya: phonology, grammar, vocabulary, and cultural context — for understanding both languages and avoiding confusion between them.
HSK 3 | noun | experience gained through practice or living, not academic knowledge
HSK 5 | conjunction | therefore, as a result, consequently
七 (seven): 2 strokes, JLPT N5. On: シチ. Kun: なな、なな-つ、なの.
HSK 1 | adverb/noun | the day after today
HSK 4 | adjective | proceeding without obstacles or difficulties
HSK 4 | adjective | having many interrelated parts that are difficult to understand or deal with
HSK 3 | modal verb | must, have to — expresses strong obligation or necessity
HSK 5 | noun | a legal member of a state with rights and responsibilities
Japanese nature vocabulary: weather, animals, plants, landscape, environment, and natural phenomena.
HSK 5 | adjective | producing the desired result; legally or formally valid
HSK 1 | verb | to have a fondness or preference for something
食 (shoku/jiki/ta-beru): eat. JLPT N5 kanji.
HSK 1 | verb, noun | to end, to finish, the end
HSK 4 | verb/noun | to provide explanation or commentary
HSK 4 | noun | risk; danger; hazard
HSK 5 | noun | the surface or point of interaction between two systems or entities
HSK 1 | pronoun | second-person plural pronoun
HSK 4 | noun | the forward progress or development of something
Introduction to learning Japanese kanji: the Joyo list, reading types, JLPT distribution, top 50 most common kanji, and choosing a learning method.
HSK 5 | noun | abstract mental representation or intellectual construct
HSK 3 | verb | to create or found something new
HSK 3 | noun | face; facial expression; social face, dignity
HSK 5 | adjective/verb | thorough; penetrating deeply into a topic or place
There are $m$ complete decks, each containing the same $n$ card values. After mixing all decks together, there are $mn$ physical cards in total, and every value appears exactly $m$ times.
HSK 5 | noun | the capacity or power to remember
HSK 4 | noun | client, customer
Learn how direction complements combine with verbs to describe movement toward or away from the speaker, a key feature of Mandarin spatial expression.
N1 grammar patterns 〜極まりない and 〜極まる: expressing that something is extremely [negative quality], often used to express outrage, embarrassment, or strong negative evaluation.
N1 grammar pattern 〜に即して/〜に即した: applying a principle or standard directly to specific circumstances. Formal register, used in legal, academic, and policy contexts.
HSK 6 | n | the line or path of one's thinking; a way of approaching a problem
HSK 5 | noun | overarching institutional or governmental system
HSK 2 | verb/adverb | please (polite request), to invite, to treat someone
HSK 4 | verb | the active process of acquiring knowledge or skills
HSK 3 | conjunction | concessive condition — even in an extreme hypothetical case, the result still holds
Learn how result complements attach to verbs to express the outcome or completion of an action, a fundamental building block of Mandarin grammar.
HSK 4 | adjective | particular and detailed rather than vague or abstract
HSK 5 | verb | upward movement or increase in quantity, level, or degree
男 (dan/nan/otoko): man. JLPT N5 kanji.