thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
older sister; lass; young lady
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage