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; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
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, ...; wow
you said; he said; even if; 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; this much; to this extent
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
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; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether