at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
after a long time; for the first time in a while
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
even though; despite; when
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
one's own child; one's own children
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
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 let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)