older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
suffix for familiar person
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time; hour; period; class
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
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 grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...