wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
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.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be found; to be discovered
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force or indicates command
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
variation; rogue (something)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group