the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
should; must; -able; probably; likely
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
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
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
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
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
belief; faith; conviction
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience