at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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 give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
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
diving goggles; swimming goggles; face mask; hydroscope
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
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; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
somersault; looping-the-loop
water (esp. cool or cold); 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; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
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 (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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; pressure (e.g. political); 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)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work