honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
I appreciate your efforts
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
still; even now; to this day
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
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 smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross