to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time in one's life
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
present; gift; to give a present or gift
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be worried; to be troubled
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)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)