head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
special; particular; peculiar; unique
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
by means of; due to; because of; according to
negotiations; discussions; connection
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
being dotted with; being scattered
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
every evening; every night
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
tradition; legend; folklore
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
room that is forbidden to enter; locked room; unopened room
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)