urban areas; the streets; town; city
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
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
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
welcome!; nice to see you!
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
festival; feast; carnival
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
in that way; thus; so; so?
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do