thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
it's been a long time; long time no see
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, 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.
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
violent explosion; bursting
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)