abrupt; sudden; unexpected
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
myself; yourself; I; me; you
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
family; members of a family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
in that manner; like that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...