secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in this way; thus; such; uh...
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
really; truly; indeed; good grief
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
for the first time in one's life
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...