close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
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
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
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 lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to chase; to run after; to pursue
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)