the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
wherein; therein; thereinto
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
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
by means of; due to; because of; according to
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
federation; federal state; United States of America
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even though; despite; when
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)