indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
great man; hero; master mind
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 follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
incident; affair; happening; event
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to recall; to remember; to recollect
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
(made of) stone; stone-built
royal castle; imperial castle
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy