(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
loveable; very likeable; like very much
honorific/polite/humble prefix
older brother; elder brother
suffix for familiar person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
really; truly; indeed; good grief
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
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 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.
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work