law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
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
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be helpful; to be useful
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be born; to come into the world
meaning; significance; sense
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; first name
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness