it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
by means of; due to; because of; according to
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that day; the very same day
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
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.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at least; at most; (even) just
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)