hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
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
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
had better ...; had better not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hey there; I say; see here
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
concussion (of the brain)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss