coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to awake from one's sleep
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 rub; to scrub; to scrape
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
honorific/polite/humble prefix
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
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
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
in that way; thus; so; so?
older sister; elder sister
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do