wonderful; splendid; magnificent
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
hey there; I say; see here
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
such; this sort of; like this
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
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
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Japanese sand lance (Ammodytes personatus); Pacific sandeel