seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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.)
stirring; slight movement
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
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
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
book; volume; this; present; main; head
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)