phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
true state; actual condition; reality
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be badly made; to fail
corresponding to one's actual qualities (of one's name); being true to one's name
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
one's long-cherished desire
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
beyond that point; after that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
name; given name; first name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
dependent on luck; matter of luck
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
baton (of command); order; command; direction
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray