man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in that way; thus; so; so?
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
how; in what way; how about
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
honorific/polite/humble prefix
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
family; members of a family
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo