severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
rest; break; recess; intermission
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
early on; earlier on; from early
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")