indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
family; members of a family
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
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
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 swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
family; relatives; dependents; household
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
recompense; indemnity; atonement
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.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
conviction; belief; confidence
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out