interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
determination; resolution
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
now; the present time; just now; another; more
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to do over; to remake; to resume
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
relation; relative; kind; cordial
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
2nd day of the month; two days
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
school expenses; education fund
voluntary; optional; free; elective
instead; but (on the other hand)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
way (of doing); manner; method; means
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
objection; dissent; protest