to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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.
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
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
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
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.)
looking pale; looking unwell
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?