indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
janggu (Korean hourglass drum); janggo; changgo
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
reason; cause; circumstances
you (plural); all of you; you all
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
trio; gang of three; threesome
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
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
if so; in that case; in that situation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention