wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
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 tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
large quantity; large amount
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
while; during; while; although; all; both
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim