hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
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
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to mark the end; to spell the end
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to live through; to survive
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
-less; lacking; non-existing
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
young person; youth; young
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion