indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
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 live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no!; no no!; no, not at all
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy