interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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.
imagination; supposition; guess
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
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
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
how; in what way; how about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
all you have to do is; just; that's all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!