indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
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 scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
street; quarter; district; area
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
by means of; due to; because of; according to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hey there; I say; see here
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing