indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
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.
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
normalcy; normality; normal
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
adds force or indicates command
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such