myself; yourself; I; me; you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
without; but if; otherwise; or else
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
in the same way as; just like
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error