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
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
special promotion (in rank or grade)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
the first and second; a few
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
section manager; section chief
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
ten; 10; ten years of age