shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
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 ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
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 ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
health; healthy; sound; fit
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis