yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
time; hour; period; class
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
suffix for familiar person
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...