far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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 inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
while; during; while; although; all; both
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
ordinance-designated city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 500,000)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
so; like this; in this way
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
particularly; only; in the case of