108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
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
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fate; destiny; predestination
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
in that way; thus; so; so?
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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.
river; stream; River; the ... river
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
leaning to the right; turning rightist; being on the (political) right
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty
successive generations; successive emperors
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
work; business; company; study
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...