indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
question; inquiry; enquiry
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
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
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
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
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in comparison to; rather than
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to beat to death; to kill