beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
how; in what way; how about
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.)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
time; hour; period; class
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
business conditions; business category; line of business
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
suffix for familiar person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work