century egg; thousand-year old egg; hundred-year old egg; preserved egg (Chinese delicacy)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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
form; shape; figure; visage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
it's not like; it isn't as if
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
summer vacation; summer holiday
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
long ago; already; a long time ago
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
lottery; tombola; drawing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)