ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sphere; counter for balls
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to talk; to chat; to chatter
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
for your information; I'm telling you
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
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.
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
underestimation; undervaluation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate