indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
tenth day of the month; ten days
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
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)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
interference; meddling; butting in
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
two times; twice; two degrees
failure; mistake; blunder
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...