dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
hidden treasure; treasured article
current value; price; market value
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
image; figure; figure; form; image
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
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)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?