going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
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 feel; to sense; to experience
advance; moving forward; progress
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
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
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
here and there; in places
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
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