and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
to turn towards; to point
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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 stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)