unidentified flying object; UFO
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fall; drop; descent; coming down
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
river; stream; River; the ... river
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force or indicates command
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
consequence; outcome; result; blame
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
limestone cave; limestone cavern
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 go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others