at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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
11th day of the month; 11 days
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
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 start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
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 know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
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; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; 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
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed