at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be wanted
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
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
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
somersault; looping-the-loop
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
ear clearing; clearing the ears; equalizing pressure in the ears with external pressure
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear