charity; benevolence; charitable spirit; interest (in public welfare, social enterprise, etc.); zeal
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
suffix for familiar person
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to do over; to remake; to resume
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
man; male; masculine gender
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as