dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
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 stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
without leaving any trace
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
crow (Corvus spp.); raven