when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
while; during; while; although; all; both
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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 peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
club activities; extracurricular activities
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
distinctive; characteristic