this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
name; given name; first name
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
beginning; outset; first; onset
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
foreign; abroad; overseas