for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
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 get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
here and there; everywhere
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to be silent; to say nothing
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
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
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
number one; first; best; most; game; round
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects