painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
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
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
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.
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
father; dad; husband; you; he
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
origin; beginning; source; rise
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
combination; union; binding; bond
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little bit; a little while
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)