cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to recall; to remember; to recollect
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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.
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
memories; recollections; reminiscence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed