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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
queen (consort); empress (consort)
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 possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
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; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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
(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; consciousness; one's senses
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a 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