hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
for the first time in one's life
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)