yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
child consultation center; children's welfare center
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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
speech; expression; wording; language
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
originally; by nature; from the start
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...