here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
such; this sort of; like this
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
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.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
because of; owing to; due to
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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