law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)