thin; slender; fine; unlucky
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
thereupon; shortly thereafter
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
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
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.)
that is to say; so that means
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
choices; alternatives; options
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force or indicates command
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
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.
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?