indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
to look after (often medically); to take care of
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
rope; cord; policeman's rope
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)