mailman; postman; mail carrier; post carrier
flowers and trees; flowering trees
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
13th day of the month; 13 days
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
brown envelope; manila envelope
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work