doing whatever one pleases
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
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
nice; good; well-executed
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
magic bullet; magic bullets
setting moon; moon setting in the West
decision; judgment; resolution
resonance; sympathetic vibration
extremely; terrifically; super
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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 give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such