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
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)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one's real father; natural father; biological father
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
tigers and wolves; cruel and greedy brute
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
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
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
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
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life