skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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.
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
of course; certainly; naturally
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
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
eating; bite (in fishing)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
last night; yesterday evening
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
flight; desertion; escape
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)