indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
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 throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
all; entire; whole; altogether
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh