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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to breathe out; to exhale
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
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 remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
brilliant; bright; dazzling
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
form; shape; figure; visage
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry