to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
victim; injured party; sufferer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inside the encampment; within the camp
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
bribe; sweetener; douceur
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.
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to name; to call; to christen; to term
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?