in accordance with; according to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fighting in numerous battles
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
whole nation; whole land; whole country
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
Qiang (Chinese ethnic group)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
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.
almost; roughly; approximately
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
5th in rank; fifth sign of the Chinese calendar
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
to come back; to bloom a second time
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
district governor (Ritsuryo period)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
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.)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
those (near the second person)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)