recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
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 come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
button (clothing); push-button
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
gold certificate; tradeable coupon redeemable for goods or services
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled