back; rear; background; behind the scenes
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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.
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
stairs; stairway; staircase
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
surroundings; environs; circumference
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to step forward; to take a step forward
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)
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
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
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.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed