being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
Niangniang; Chinese goddess
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
nothing but; except; no more than
to pass (of time); to elapse
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
again; once more; a second time
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)