appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
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 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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
fourth day of the month; four days
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
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
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
practice; practising; experience
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
big forehead; fivehead; asshole
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me