Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
don't you think?; indicates question
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
shopping centre; shopping center; mall
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
set of three; three sets; three classes
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
two persons; two people; pair; couple
junior high school student; middle school pupil
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
suffix for familiar person
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very