continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Le Blanc; Bland; Brun; Leblanc; Lebrun
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
royal capital; imperial capital
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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...
birth; creation; formation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
form; shape; figure; visage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(your) daughter; young woman
to be silent; to say nothing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
surroundings; environs; circumference
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment