the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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.
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
very young; little; childish; immature
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
royal capital; imperial capital
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning