large number (of); many; majority
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
intercept; interception; counter-attack
southwestern part; the southwest
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?