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
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
adds force or indicates command
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit