hello; good day; good afternoon
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
don't you think?; indicates question
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
story; tale; talk; discussion
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)