bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
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
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
royal capital; imperial capital
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
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
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)