order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
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
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
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 allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
theatre; theater; playhouse
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
while; during; while; although; all; both
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly