idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
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
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
again; once more; a second time
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
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)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
thereupon; shortly thereafter
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
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.)
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?