indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(national) capital (city); metropolis
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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 collect; to assemble; to gather
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
night view; night skyline; nightscape
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
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.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
air of luxury; high class feel
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last