library; book collection; paperback book
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
God; god; ace; king; superior person
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to explain adequately; to be accountable
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
precocity; early ripening; premature development
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do