nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sorry; excuse me; thank you
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be silent; to say nothing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality