to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
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
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
feeling; sense; impression
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 contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading