department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
how many times; how often
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
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
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
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 make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but