Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
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
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she