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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
young female rice planter; young girl
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
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 swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
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
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
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.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
during a telephone call; busy line
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
work; business; company; study
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then