greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
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.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
enlightenment leads to serenity
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
word; term; language; speech
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
one more time; once more; once again
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
total destruction by fire; being burned down
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
since; henceforth; ever since
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker