opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
match; game; bout; contest
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
great depth; bottomless; great height
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be needed; to be wanted
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...