indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
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 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.
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!