knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
genius; prodigy; natural gift
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?