oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; period; class
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 see; to look; to watch; to try to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
match; game; bout; contest