calamity; disaster; accident
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
town; city; municipal; urban
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
high octane; high octane gasoline; high-octane petrol
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
leader of a delegation (body, party)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
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 blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout