dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
president (of a society); chairman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
arm; skill; efforts; ability
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 buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
adds force or indicates command
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
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
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
(some) more; even more; longer; further
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
number one; first; best; most; game; round
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this