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
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
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
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.)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
all; entire; whole; altogether
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
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
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
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.
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)