now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
don't you think?; indicates question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
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.
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to be worried; to be troubled
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
beginning; outset; first; onset
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
feeling; sense; impression
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?