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.
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to say; to be called; to do
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then