person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
foster father; adoptive father
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
... years old; age (of) ...
younger brother of an Emperor
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 weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest