Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
wherein; therein; thereinto
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
intimacy; affection; familiarity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
neighbourhood; neighborhood
future (usually near); prospects
living by oneself; living alone
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
too much; excessively; too
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that