debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
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.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
planning; plan; project; arrangements
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out