person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
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
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
personality; character; individuality; personhood
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
woman entertainer; prostitute
strategist; tactician; schemer
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
government service; the bureaucracy
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to serve; to work for; to attend
honorific/polite/humble prefix