year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
central government office; head office; this office
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to be worn down; to be reduced
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality