salted rice-bran paste for pickling; mashed green soybeans
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
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)