character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
Shandong Province (China)
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
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
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.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
advanced level; high grade; senior
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
study; library; den; home office; reading room
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
poisoning; kill by poison
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
discovery; detection; finding
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
Korean person (esp. North Korean); Korean people
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
shop; small store; business; firm
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
one's original family name; maiden name