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
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
adds force or indicates command
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
because of; owing to; due to
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people