nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
business use; business purposes
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis