island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
first month of the lunar calendar; January
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inside one's heart; in one's mind
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back