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
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
older sister; elder sister
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
loveable; very likeable; like very much
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
so; like this; in this way
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.
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland