truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
suffix for familiar person
how; in what way; how about
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work