room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
now; the present time; just now; another; more
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
time; hour; period; class
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
preliminary step; first step
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
honorific/polite/humble prefix
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post