sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
same-day sellout; selling out on the first day (of sale)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
continuation; succession; series
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
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
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
loud shout; excited cheering
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
in case of; at that time; at this time
restoration; repair; mending
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality