ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
considerably; greatly; a lot
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
port city; harbor city; harbour city
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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.