skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
program (e.g. TV); programme
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
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
interview (e.g. for a job)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
wherein; therein; thereinto
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
only; merely; but; no more than
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?