Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
at first; in the beginning; originally
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
personal; individual; private
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
(police) detective; criminal matter
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)