to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
letter; missive; note; mail
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
knowing; (an) acquaintance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
messenger; envoy; emissary
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
presence; sitting with; being with
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!