indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
arbor facing a spring (arbour)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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 wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to change (one's clothes)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
woman; female; feminine gender
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
time; hour; period; class
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)