to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
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.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
how; in what way; how about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...