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 be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
family; members of a family
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
offender; criminal; culprit
father; dad; husband; you; he
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
testimony; (verbal) evidence
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
(police) detective; criminal matter
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)