beginning; outset; first; onset
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dilapidated house; deserted house
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
each house; every house; many houses
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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 have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
mountain road; mountain trail
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get