hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Imperial Guards (Tang dynasty)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
long ago; a long time ago; already
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the other day; lately; recently
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
tiger's howling; (fig.) being out and active in the world (of a hero, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof