indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Saber (Honda sedan); Sabre (jet fighter)
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.
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
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
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...