Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so?; I see; right; oh
then; well; so; well then
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
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 show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
water's edge; beach; shore
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
instant; moment; for an instant
they; those guys; those fellows
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
crash; smash; crunch; bang
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-US Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not