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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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.
complete change; about-face
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
existence; being; presence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...