no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to recall; to remember; to recollect
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout