one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
shop; small store; business; firm
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
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
letter; missive; note; mail