that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
honorific/polite/humble prefix
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to say; to tell; to state; to do
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
at least; at most; (even) just
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
novel; story; (work of) fiction
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action