echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
act of mercy; helping another person
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one day; (on) a certain day
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
roar; peal; rumble; beating; pounding; throbbing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)