be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
shah; former ruler of Iran
north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
in that way; thus; so; so?
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
all; entire; whole; altogether
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honorific/polite/humble prefix
serious; not joking; straight
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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.
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial