administration of justice
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
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)