Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
second day of the month; two days
continuation; succession; series
absence from work without permission
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
stimulant; pep-pill; shabu; upper; speed
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
arrest; apprehension; capture
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)