century egg; thousand-year old egg; hundred-year old egg; preserved egg (Chinese delicacy)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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.
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
nothing but; except; no more than
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 ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; how about
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.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
around the world; throughout the world
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of