precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
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.
commander; commanding officer; CO
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
please (give me); please (do for me)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to raise one's voice; to shout
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)