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
first generation; founder
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
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 dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to kill; to choke the life out of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
complete; whole; perfect; safe
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you