method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
suffix for familiar person
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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.