accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
metre; meter; meter; gauge
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
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 boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
understood; I see; OK; present; here