ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
support; backing; aid; assistance
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to care for someone; to look after someone
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, 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 continue; to keep up; to keep on
how; in what way; how about
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.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence