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 entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
at that time; in those days
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
image; figure; figure; form; image
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to repeat; to do something over again
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
meaning; significance; sense