Nanjing (China); Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
at; in; at; when; by; with
business discussion; negotiation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
general public; the masses
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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 guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?