Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
hh blood group; Bombay blood group; Bombay phenotype
operating room; operating theatre
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
charity; benevolence; charitable spirit; interest (in public welfare, social enterprise, etc.); zeal
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)