what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
ama; female diver who collects shells, seaweed, etc.
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
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 accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
how many people; a number of people
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
how can (one) do something
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking