today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
originally; by nature; from the start
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
question; inquiry; enquiry
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo