indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
honorific/polite/humble prefix
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
adds force or indicates command
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
now; the present time; just now; another; more
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement