drinking party; get-together
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
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
final part; last bit; end
one day; (on) a certain day
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
chair; stool; post; office; position
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
fine weather; fair weather
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
ago; since; before; previous