indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
suffix for familiar person
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
pardon me for leaving (first)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
counter for birds or rabbits
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(water-filled) paddy field
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
working exclusively for; working full-time (for)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry