ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
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
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
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 whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to shake; to sway; to waver
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
that country; (arch.) nirvana
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone