ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
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
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unexpected meeting; coincidence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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 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
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
such; like that; that sort of; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
older sister; lass; young lady
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
how; in what way; how about
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
the way back; the way home; return trip
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count