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)
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
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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
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...
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
honorific/polite/humble prefix
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear