chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
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 take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
public welfare; the people's livelihood
people; citizens; subjects; folk
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
something like ...; something called ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all