hello; good day; good afternoon
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
beginning; outset; first; onset
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
character; disposition; spirit; temperament
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
something like ...; something called ...
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.
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tone (of voice); manner of talking