wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
fate; destiny; predestination
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
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 lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
righteousness; justice; right
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
shopping; purchased goods
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
adds force or indicates command
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately