eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
why; how; for what reason
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
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 request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
master; teacher; stable master