sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
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 of a) gunshot; (gun) report
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
gale; violent (strong) wind
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected