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
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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.