prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
white stone; white (go pieces)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
about this time; about now
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not