(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
1000 ri; (a) long distance
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
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
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
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 one's heart's content; as much as one wants
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become