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.
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
Japanese person; Japanese people
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
two persons; two people; pair; couple
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to say no more; to sink into silence
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
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.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around