discovery; detection; finding
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
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 ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
considerably; greatly; a lot
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen