is that so? (generally rhetorical)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
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)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
fortune-telling; divination
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
loaner vehicle (e.g. from a garage which is repairing one's vehicle)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
grasp; catch; understanding
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
considerably; fairly; quite