upper reaches of a river; upstream
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
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
first match (in a series)
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.
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
police; police officer; police station
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
suffix for familiar person
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker