ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the real criminal; true culprit
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 discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
to be found; to be discovered
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
man; male; masculine gender
sorry; excuse me; thank you
bill (at a restaurant); check
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master