indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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 decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
feeling; sense; impression
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.)