at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind