too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
police officer; policeman; constable
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
police; police officer; police station
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mass communication; mass media
to gather; to collect; to assemble
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere