continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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.)
to waver in one's resolution
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
such ... as; or some such
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
way; method; means; resource; course
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon