dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
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
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
vocational school; technical school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
unique; individual; original; unusual
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
or; OR (Boolean operator)