to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
all present; all concerned; all of us
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
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
very likely; very probable
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
safe; vault; storage cabinet
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become