female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
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.
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
please; somehow or other; one way or another
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
change of government; regime change
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
please (give me); please (do for me)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
all; entire; whole; altogether
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted