one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
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.
Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
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
great commander; famous commander
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
magnificent; sublime; vigorous; bold
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
Bohai (kingdom in Manchura and N. Korea, established after the fall of Goguryeo); Pohai; Bohai; Balhae; Bokkai
to face on; to look out on to
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
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