person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
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
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
imperial court; royal court
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 pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
one's real father; natural father; biological father
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
considerably; fairly; quite
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure