the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
in that way; thus; so; so?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
street; quarter; district; area
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend