complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
major incident; major happening; big scandal
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
all present; all concerned; all of us
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)