to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
name; given name; first name
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
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
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
of course; certainly; naturally
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
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.
to recall; to remember; to recollect
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as