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
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
myself; yourself; I; me; you
feelings; thoughts; meaning
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in that way; thus; so; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
than; from; out of; except; but; more
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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.
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry