that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
so; like this; in this way
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
already; now; no longer; not any more
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off