administration; governance; the authorities; authority
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
Island; insula; island; islet
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
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
governor-general; governor; viceroy
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be too late; to be too slow
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)