a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
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
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
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
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
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
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
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
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly