how; in what way; how about
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.)
Li Bai (701-762; Tang dynasty poet)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
else; in addition; besides
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
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 switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
imperial court; royal court
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
control; management (e.g. of a business)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
moisture; humidity; dampness
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph