like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
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.)
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adds force or indicates command
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)