elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
(your) daughter; young woman
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
table of contents; contents
breath; breathing; tone; mood
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
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
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
consequence; outcome; result; blame
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 hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
grip (of hand); grip strength
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as