extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
capricious; moody; whimsical
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
order of chivalry; chivalric order
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
abrupt; sudden; unexpected