yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to feel; to sense; to experience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)