science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
river; stream; River; the ... river
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
discovery; detection; finding
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
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 drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar