be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
how; in what way; how about
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.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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 finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what do you want?; can I help you?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
opinion; intention; thought
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
don't worry about it; forget about it
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint