is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
myself; yourself; I; me; you
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust