red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
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
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
suddenly; all of a sudden
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
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.
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
platoon commander; section commander
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...