to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be found; to be discovered
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good