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
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
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
living thing; living creature; animal; life
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
don't you think?; indicates question
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
of course; certainly; naturally
(political) power; authority; influence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
cave dwelling; troglodytism
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
living in a group; communal living; community life
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
meerkat (Suricata suricatta); suricate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show