god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
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
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
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.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
than; from; out of; except; but; more
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily