-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
woman; female; feminine gender
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
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.
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
women who excel; women in prominent positions
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
talk; story; conversation
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
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; and then
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
to turn towards; to point
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
suffix for familiar person
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work