indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
all-night vigil over a body; wake
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
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
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
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
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)