person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
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
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
imperial court; royal court
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 pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
while; even though; despite
myself; yourself; I; me; you
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
by means of; due to; because of; according to