explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adds force or indicates command
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very good luck; excellent fortune
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
offender; criminal; culprit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
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.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish