indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(physical) growth; development
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
long ago; a long time ago; already
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing