eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
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.)
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in one's own way or style
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
reality; actuality; hard fact
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage