a tea stalk floats upright in one's cup (considered a sign of good luck)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
exhibition; exhibition game; exhibition match
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
tank (military vehicle); chariot
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
then; well; so; well then
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round