after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
rising; ascending; climbing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
personal combat; one-to-one fight
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.
next generation; future generation
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
please (give me); please (do for me)
monthly publication; monthly issue
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
offender; criminal; culprit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as