today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at least; at most; (even) just
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish