to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
greeting; a fine thing to say
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
both groups; both factions
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
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.
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to unfold; to unroll; to open
feeling; sense; impression
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
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.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as