always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(some) more; even more; longer; further
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr