large tree; big tree; huge tree
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
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
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.
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
while; during; while; although; all; both
one thin flat object; one sheet
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
is something that; is that which
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)