to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
atmosphere; mood; sentiment
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
imagination; supposition; guess
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
myself; yourself; I; me; you
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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)
young person; youth; young
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
beginning writing (a draft); drafting
royal custard; custard royale; royal
roadside trees; row of trees
street; quarter; district; area