all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
uni-; single; unitary; sole
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
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 distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
book; volume; this; present; main; head
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
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
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry