to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
danger; peril; hazard; risk
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
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.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
than; from; out of; except; but; more
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
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial