indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
rest; break; recess; intermission
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 put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
hey there; I say; see here
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
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
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
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)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
family; members of a family
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker