1. because
2. owing to
3. on account of

1. I
2. me
3. my

1. mother
2. also pr. mǔqin

classifier: 個

1. today
2. the present time; now

1. illness
2. disease
3. to fall ill
4. defect

classifier: 場

1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

1. to finish
2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly

1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)

1. to follow
2. from
3. because of; due to
4. by; via; through
5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

1. I
2. me
3. my

1. father
2. also pr. fùqin

classifier: 個

1. to prepare a meal
2. to cook