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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily