sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
government official; public official
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
adds force or indicates command
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
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
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
family; relatives; dependents; household
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)