a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
they; those guys; those fellows
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
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 draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
since when; from when; how long
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for