yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
life; living; I; me; student
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all; entire; whole; altogether
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
suffix for familiar person
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
older sister; elder sister
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
senior high school; high school
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...