phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
writing (e.g. as a profession)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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 slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
notebook computer; laptop
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution