thousand years; many years
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
fireworks display; display of fireworks
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
all present; all concerned; all of us
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
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 pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of