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 (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) 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 most excellent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be aware of; to know; to notice; 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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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