yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
secret; private; surreptitious
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
people; citizens; subjects; folk
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
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
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
then; well; so; well then
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
nice; good; well-executed
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr