indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be needed; to be wanted
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
long (time that has passed); old (story)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to comfort; to console; to amuse
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
warm district; region of mild climate