year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
one's fate (fortune) as concerns marriage
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.
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
divine generals who protect pilgrims, etc.
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
fate; chance; relationship; tie
honorific/polite/humble prefix
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly