anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
adds force or indicates command
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
at once; immediately; right now
than; from; out of; except; but; more
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
book; volume; this; present; main; head
number one; first; best; most; game; round
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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.
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
suffix for familiar person
favourite book; favorite book
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?