indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
both hands; both arms; ten
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
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.)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
defense (esp. in sports); defence
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
match; game; bout; contest
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that