body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
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
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
headquarters; head office; main office
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
business trip; official trip
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre