year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
older brother; elder brother
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
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.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
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 discharge (e.g. effluent)
while; during; while; although; all; both
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
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
left breast; left side of the chest
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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