at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
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
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
while; during; while; although; all; both
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to