South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
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
company; corporation; workplace
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
at that time; in those days
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for