shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
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; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
so; like this; in this way
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?