thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to pack; to box; to package
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adds force or indicates command
so; like this; in this way
time; hour; period; class
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
I see; that's right; indeed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation