bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
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
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
transactions; dealings; business
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
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
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)