a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
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 be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
adds force or indicates command
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to attempt; to test; to try out
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in that way; thus; so; so?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
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
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
while; even though; despite
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality