ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
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
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)