indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
form; method; system; formula
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
pair; the two; both persons; both things
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
hanger (e.g. for mosquito net); hanging strap; fisherman; angler; lifting hand (judo)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
place; position; location; position; standing; status
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who