honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
transactions; dealings; business
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!