here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
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 carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
god of death; death deity; Death
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo