human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
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.
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
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
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
street; quarter; district; area
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
albino fox; white (spiritual) fox
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in the meanwhile; during the time
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; intestinal worm
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)