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.
name; given name; first name
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to say; to be called; to do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
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
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)