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 of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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 discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stop walking; to pause
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to rock; to shake; to swing
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
ten; 10; ten years of age
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to chase; to run after; to pursue
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become