this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
parting; separation; farewell
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
story; tale; talk; discussion
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
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.
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up