north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
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
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
inferior goods; faulty item
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
in that way; thus; so; so?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir