be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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.
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
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
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
princess; daughter of a nobleman
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
young noblewoman; princess
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Paloh (Malaysia); Paro (Bhutan)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)