Xia dynasty (of China; ca. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological); Hsia dynasty
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing