preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
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 put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
health; healthy; sound; fit
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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.)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed