indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to ask a high price; to overcharge
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.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
attack; assault; attempt; try
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
how; in what way; by what means
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 turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
until now; so far; up to the present
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during