bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
by myself; in person; by oneself
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
everything; anything; nothing
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)