Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
boy; son; baby boy; young man
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
how; in what way; how about
consequence; outcome; result; blame
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen