this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
of course; certainly; naturally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
leader of a delegation (body, party)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count