sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
questionnaire; survey; poll
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
man; male; masculine gender
invitation; introduction; temptation
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance