benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to need; to call for; to require
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
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
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to paint (draw) a picture
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
portrait; likeness; picture
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title