Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
keno (casino game); kino (gum, resin); kino (cinema)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
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
having lost face; in a bind
predicament; one's ground; one's position
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
day after day; day by day
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
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.
since when; from when; how long
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to