indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
town; city; municipal; urban
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
outbreak of war; starting a war
early (days); initial stage; initial
by means of; due to; because of; according to
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
foreign enemy; outside invader
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains