just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
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
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
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.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
older sister; elder sister
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
by means of; due to; because of; according to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger