under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
image; figure; figure; form; image
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
New Year's Eve; December 31
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Council Hall in the Imperial Palace
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
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.
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)