purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
very; extremely; excessively
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
suffix for familiar person
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
leading; guiding; commanding
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
how; in what way; by what means
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station