indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
never mind!; don't worry about it
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
Ministry of Rites (Tang dynasty China)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement