now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
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.)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)