heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
adds force or indicates command
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk