benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
authority; power; influence
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
pupil; student; schoolchild
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
master; masterhand; maestro
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
hard fight; difficult struggle
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 pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on