Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
water's edge; beach; shore
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
instant; moment; for an instant
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
serious; not joking; straight