first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
inside the encampment; within the camp
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning