character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
Shandong Province (China)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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); research assistant
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)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
study; library; den; home office; reading room
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
discovery; detection; finding
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
Korean person (esp. North Korean); Korean people
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
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 (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
one's original family name; maiden name