Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
name; given name; first name
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
arrest; apprehension; capture
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
sign; indication; omen; symptom
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo