teacher; instructor; professor
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to amuse oneself; to make merry
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
every person; each one; everybody
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to shout (in anger); to yell
too much; excessively; too
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to be surprised; to be astonished
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
while; during; while; although; all; both
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now; the present time; just now; another; more