operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hello; good day; good afternoon
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
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.
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
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 decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
solo activities (e.g. of a band member); solo work; performing solo; solo career
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to look forward to something
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
please (give me); please (do for me)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
society; the world; the times
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
until now; so far; up to the present