only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
recommendation; referral; endorsement
long ago; already; a long time ago
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
slow to act; slow in starting work
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
please (give me); please (do for me)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
woman; female; feminine gender
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress