wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to recall; to remember; to recollect
water's edge; beach; shore
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
suffix for familiar person
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed