mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
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
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
female friend; woman friend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
form; method; system; formula
than; from; out of; except; but; more
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
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.
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with