one day; (on) a certain day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
antiquity; the previous era
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
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 recall; to remember; to recollect
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
enterprise; business; company; corporation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
finding employment; getting a job
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
the way back; the way home; return trip
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
falling asleep at the wheel
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)