to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
street; quarter; district; area
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
such; like that; that sort of; very
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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