indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
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
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
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.
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
library; book collection; paperback book
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
included (in a publication); carried; printed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
while; during; while; although; all; both