now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go out and away; to leave
national; founded and run by the central government
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
branch; branch office; subdivision
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
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 announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise