sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
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 forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
innumerable; countless; numberless
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
to name; to call; to christen; to term
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to repeat; to do over again
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?