Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
war; fighting; fierce competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
in comparison to; rather than
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
railroad; railway; rail transport
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
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
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.
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
company; corporation; workplace
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
marines (former Japanese Navy)