requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
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.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seventh day of the month; seven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
all; entire; whole; altogether
to accept; to receive; to agree
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
anything and everything; just about everything
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
fourth day of the month; four days
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point