prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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 decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
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
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
feeling; sense; impression
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.)