ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
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.
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
family; members of a family
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do