the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
young person; youth; young
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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
national holiday; public holiday
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that day; the very same day
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to tower over the surroundings
innumerable; countless; numberless
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
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 blow through; to blow across
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium