creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
tradition; legend; folklore
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
spiritual realm of humanity
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
every evening; night after night
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 loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
house; dwelling; human habitation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to steal or sneak or slip into
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
victim; injured party; sufferer