thousand years; many years
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
all present; all concerned; all of us
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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 pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of