disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
summer vacation; summer holiday
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to mark the end; to spell the end
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
of course; certainly; naturally
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you