unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
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
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
while; during; while; although; all; both
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be hot on a person's heels