indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
end; close; conclusion; termination
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.
please (give me); please (do for me)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
failure; mistake; blunder
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
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
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm