continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
scattered; separated; dispersed
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
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.
again; once more; a second time
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?