indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
all present; all concerned; all of us
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
first generation; founder
birth; creation; formation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
tradition; legend; folklore
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
by myself; in person; by oneself
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff