Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
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 ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
pupil; student; schoolchild
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
you (plural); all of you; you all
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)