master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
after a long time; for the first time in a while
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
memories; recollections; reminiscence
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 leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how many years; how long; what year
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
incident; affair; happening; event
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work