lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
ten; 10; ten years of age
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
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
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
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 make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
image; figure; figure; form; image
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading