preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
door; gate; opening; title page
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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 peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
hello; good day; good afternoon
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except