truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
regret; repentance; remorse
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
accomplice; co-conspirator
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
several years; a few years
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
existence; being; presence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
president (of a society); chairman
influential person; man of importance
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
individual; private person; personal; natural person
business discussion; negotiation
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)