that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become pale; to turn pale
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
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
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
condensed milk; Soviet Union
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in comparison to; rather than
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
because of; owing to; due to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to concern; to be related
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
like this; this sort; this way
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as