goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
research; study; investigation
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
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
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
discovery; detection; finding
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to get hungry; to become hungry
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker