ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
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.
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
living thing; organism; creature; biology
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)