high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
2nd day of the month; two days
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
other side; opposite side; other party
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
man; male; masculine gender
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
I see; that's right; indeed
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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 ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
probability; likelihood; chances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very good luck; excellent fortune
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
every person; every mouth; every entrance
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention