one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
duellist; duelist; dueller; dueler
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
by means of; due to; because of; according to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to run about; to rush about
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
soldier; combatant; warrior
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
in the mountains; among the mountains
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
piece; fragment; one (object)
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)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse