this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
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.
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
prime minister (in ancient China)
rising; ascending; climbing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Lü Buwei (?-235 BCE), Chinese politician
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
job; work; duties; trade; skill
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(social) position; status
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
office and rank; an official rank
to make one's own; to take possession of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)