first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
quarrel; dispute; argument
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to face; to go towards; to head towards
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
this occasion; at this time; now
help; assistance; service
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
reason; cause; circumstances
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless