dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
three; three years of age
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...