yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
participation; joining; entry; adherence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
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.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good