now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
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
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be helpful; to be useful
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
since when; from when; how long
schedule; program; programme; agenda
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sixth day of the month; six days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen