indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in the same way as; just like
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
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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 take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
first generation; founder
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed