severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
suffix for familiar person
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
story; tale; talk; discussion
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
called; known as; that; to say
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
you said; he said; even if; 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
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
order; sequence; procedure
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
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)